UFO Sightings in the 1960s
1,727 UFO sightings reported during the 1960s, peaking in 1968 (288 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 1,727
- Span
- 1960–1969
- Peak year
- 1968 (288 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1960–1969 · peak 1968 (288 reports)
UK/England · United Kingdom
((HOAX??)) Speaking out at last.
Colville · WA, USA
A witness in Colville, Washington reported a flash of light that briefly made the night as bright as day, in a sighting lasting about 30 seconds in June 1965.
Tampa · FL, USA
A witness in Tampa, Florida reported an unusual childhood experience dated to the 1960s, associated with a case logged for June 1965. No duration was recorded.
Ontonagon · MI, USA
This siting was sometime in 1963-1965.
Montgomery · AL, USA
((HOAX??)3 a.m. 1960's? montgomery ala. disc shape several hours field on fire AFB there --small like child top of tall burning tree
Brentwood (Long Island) · NY, USA
A witness in Brentwood, Long Island, New York reported an unusual disappearance incident in June 1965, as later described by a neighbor. No duration was recorded.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Metallic cigar shaped object, windowless, soundless, motionless, unlighted, daytime/clear blue sky sighting over old Drive-in movie the
Ocala · FL, USA
A witness and a sheriff's deputy in Ocala, Florida reported an unusual encounter involving a cigar-shaped object, in an event lasting about one hour in June 1965.
Elkins · AR, USA
A witness in Elkins, Arkansas reported a saucer-shaped object visible on a clear night, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in June 1965.
St. Paul · VA, USA
A witness in St. Paul, Virginia reported a bright, directional light at low altitude, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in June 1965.
Chesapeake (Norfork area) · VA, USA
lookng out bedroom window saw object going by aprox distance 1500ft away and about1000ft high speed about 400-600mph. whole object woul
Blasdell · NY, USA
It was a summer night. While I was walking, going into my house I looked up above my neighbors house about 30 feet above the roof. And,
Otisville (near) · NY, USA
A witness near Otisville, New York reported a light that extended to the ground and back, then moved quickly between different areas of the sky, lasting about one hour, June 1965.
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Round orange object with a tail traveling down from the, that stopped in midair and hovered, then disappeared toward the east
Guernsey · WY, USA
Three witnesses in Guernsey, Wyoming reported a round, silver, spherical object hovering overhead, in a sighting lasting about one minute in May 1965.
York County (rural area) · PA, USA
A witness in rural York County, Pennsylvania reported a daylight sighting of a burnished aluminum, oval-shaped saucer, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in May 1965.
Appelton · WI, USA
Three children near Appleton, Wisconsin reported a circular, disk-shaped object at close range in broad daylight, an account reported to local authorities, lasting about five minutes, May 1965.
St. Louis County · MO, USA
I was walking to church very early on the morning of May 5, 1965. Cutting across the rear of the adjacent school parking lot, a bright
Scotland · AR, USA
A witness in Scotland, Arkansas reported an unusual object seen outdoors with a young child in May 1965. The exact duration of the sighting was not recorded.
Massapequa Park · NY, USA
A witness in Massapequa Park, New York reported fast, quiet, oval-shaped objects moving in formation at unusually high speed and precision, lasting about five seconds, May 1965.
Burlington · WA, USA
One morning waiting for the school bus,my brothers and cousins noticed a silver disc in the clear sky.It seemed motionless for the firs
Gadsden · AL, USA
A witness in Gadsden, Alabama reported a blue, spherical object that drifted close enough to reach, then backed away and departed quickly when approached again, lasting 45 seconds, May 1965.
La Mesa · CA, USA
Sighting in La Mesa,CA
Maine · NY, USA
My mother woke us kids up to see a rotating craft hovering over Broome County Airport. She called the airport and they claimed they sa
Shasta Lake · CA, USA
silver disk craft approx 40ft diam. flys over school kids and teachersouside for school meeting and lands in back of school.